Friday, 11 October 2013

Differences

At Kate's on Wednesday I sat working on my Periwinkle quilt with the hand quilting. Progress is slow but, progress nevertheless. I had a brainwave for the border and decided to quilt the outlines of the periwinkle block. The inspiration just appeared out of the blue, I think it works and I am pleased with it.

On Kate's design wall was a small quilt that her sister Margaret had been working on. We have watched the progress over time but the penny did not drop until seeing it finished and up on the wall. I suddenly realised that Margaret's quilt is exactly the same pattern as mine but looks totally different.﻿

Margaret's version of the periwinkle quilt. As you can see, very different in placement of colours and the pattern within the octagon. The blocks are a bit bigger than mine. Spurring me on to finish mine now. Well done Margaret.

Kate gave me these two tomatoes from her garden. They are of a late growing outdoor variety and their name ..... Shirley.

On Sunday we had a pleasant stroll around the garden centre in such lovely unseasonal sunshine and on one of the stands was this fabulous clematis. Love everything about it.

I would like to say a big thank you to everyone for your kind and lovely comments regarding baby Maisie. Mum and baby are doing well.

Good idea with your border quilting, Shirley, and your hand quilting is so neat and even. Interesting to see the two versions of your quilt, I wouldn't have picked them as being the same design! Pleased to hear wee Maisie is doing well :-)

You definitely had a great idea with the border--it looks great. Both versions are so different I would never have guessed they were the same. And I'm impressed you are famous enough to have tomatoes named after you. ;) Please give Maisie an extra hug for me--nothing sweeter than a baby!

beautiful quilting so worth the effort and time. Nothing beats home grown tomatoes and even better when they are named after you.definitely well done to Margaret.good to hear mum and bub well- hope you are enjoying lots of cuddles

Great idea to bring the pattern of the quilt onto your border with the quilting. It looks really lovely. I hope your "Shirley" Tomatoes tasted as good as they looked and glad to know that baby and mum are doing well.

Wow... your hand quilting is so beautiful. I could be knocking on your door for a lesson ;o) I'll never plant a Shirley tomato again without thinking of you. Hope little Maisie and mum are continuing to thrive and you are getting enough cuddles to ensure you stay a happy granny..... hugs

I'm so envious of your precise, meticulous hand quilting. Lovely, Shirley, just lovely. Your decision about border stitching was a bolt of brilliance, don't you think? The two versions of the same quilt pattern you're showing here are quite a contrast. I love seeing comparisons like this.